Prospective students are encouraged to consider the intensity of oral healthcare courses and their potential geographical distance from their support networks, when applying for dental school.
Dental schools do not accept transfers of students from other schools. This is because the requirements for graduation defined by the General Dental Council are not taught and assessed in a similar order. Government capped places would also be disrupted by student transfers. Schools may consider transfers for students in unforeseen exceptional circumstances with approval of both the sending and receiving programmes. In most cases the student would need to re-start from year one for the reasons described.